Finish off your weekend with this brilliant recollection of 'The Charlton Years'
The documentary includes detailed assessments of everything from the highs of Italia 90 to the lows of the Euro 96 playoff.
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The documentary includes detailed assessments of everything from the highs of Italia 90 to the lows of the Euro 96 playoff.
Known to so many Irish because of his missed penalty at Italia ’90, the Romanian is an elusive figure.
The Boys in Green have never quite hit the heights of that wonderful summer since.
Mandela’s visit coincided with the Irish team’s official homecoming parade.
Journalist and author Uli Hesse recalls West Germany’s Italia 90-winning side.
Inpho founder Billy Stickland is responsible for one of the most famous photographs from Italia 90.
Our writers remember Italia 90.
The former World Cup winner with England is the most successful manager in the history of the Irish national team.
“We’re gonna start a fire…”
Oh, how we loathed Toto Schillaci.
The former Irish international chats to The42 about his memories of the tournament.
Take off that Wolfhound head so we can hear your John Barnes impression properly.
A hardcore Irish supporter for decades, Brendan O’Meara has fond memories of Italia ’90.
From a fresh faced 22-year-old to an eccentric dancing 38-year-old, here are 7 players who helped make Italia ’90 so memorable.
Ireland superfan Phelim Warren has a lot of fond memories from Italia 90 – and one big regret.
The Englishman who led Ireland to unprecedented heights also had a unique way with words.
How differently would things have worked out for Jack Charlton’s side?
If you spent your pocket money on Wham bars, Cadet cola and Panini stickers, step right this way…
The famous words, uttered during the Ireland-Romania game, have since become immortalised in the annals of Irish sport.
David Kelly speaks to us about life in Ireland’s Italia 90 squad.
Our favourite World Cup is 25 years old this month.
Get ready for the hardest test you’ll take today.
From milk bottles to jerseys and everything in between.
Here are the 10 crucial stages to one of the most important goals in Irish football history.
Eamon Dunphy writes in his autobiography about the World Cup controversy.
How Pavarotti and opera became a memorable part of the 1990 World Cup.
Adidas reigned supreme in the summer of 1990.
From Baggio’s mazy running, to Scifo’s long range thunderbolt … and we’ve found a place for an Irish goal.
Danny DeVito, Joe Pesci and Ryan Gosling all feature.
In an extract from his acclaimed autobiography, Alan McLoughlin remembers representing the Boys in Green at Italia 90.
Seems like it was only yesterday, doesn’t it?
Try not to weep with the intense nostalgia coming your way.
You’ll see a lot of Italia 90-related content on the site this week. Here’s why.
We look back on how the African side thrilled the masses with an unlikely run to the last-eight of the tournament.